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Begin Again, and Again
That whole week between the 25th of December and the new year had been a blur. I had to work, with a deadline on the 31st. It was sheer...

Marichit Garcia
Jan 4, 20223 min read


The Beginning of an End
I have a lot of particularly strong thoughts and feelings today. My current way and days of life are perhaps coming to a kind of end and,...

Marichit Garcia
Dec 20, 20212 min read


Take the Time. Take the Path.
Yesterday’s art market turned out well. I already earned back the fees for 2.5 out of 3 days. So the next two selling days this weekend...

Marichit Garcia
Dec 13, 20212 min read


First Time Again
All weekend art markets were put on hold for almost two years since the pandemic started. Today I join one as quarantine continues to...

Marichit Garcia
Dec 12, 20212 min read


Another Late Morning
I have been trying to fix my body clock (unsuccessfully) for the past weeks. While I have mostly been able to keep insomnia away (thanks...

Marichit Garcia
Dec 9, 20214 min read


Let’s Do This (For Real)
By this I mean writing everyday. I lost my journaling mojo sometime in the past months. Heck, I may have lost it sometime last year after...

Marichit Garcia
Dec 8, 20212 min read


How Did 2021 Go?
As far as I am concerned, 2021 was as tough as if not tougher than 2020. The situations were different but the anxiety and stress were at...

Marichit Garcia
Dec 4, 20214 min read


A sleight of hand and suddenly it’s October
September went by quite fast. I had been busy, for sure, but still. September wasn’t too hard on the outside but it wasn’t easy on the...

Marichit Garcia
Oct 2, 20210 min read


Small Upheavals
There was a kind of turning point more than a week ago. (I burst into a long flood of tears.) And then I just couldn’t go on in exactly...

Marichit Garcia
Aug 23, 20214 min read


A Deep Breath Before Plunging into the Day
Last night our mama cat gave birth to four kitties. It was an unplanned and unexpected birth because she was already to be scheduled for...

Marichit Garcia
Aug 11, 20212 min read


The Forest Wants Today
Yesterday was quite good. I finally got around to fixing the tiny balcony again. It’s not yet done but it’s fixed enough for me to be...

Marichit Garcia
Aug 10, 20212 min read


Movements and Musings
I may have broken out of the old vicious cycle of perpetual restarts. Yesterday I had a small breakthrough in setting up the tiny studio....

Marichit Garcia
Aug 9, 20213 min read


Notes to Myself on the Third of July
I have been trying to get through a blockage. I have all the material I need but I can’t get into a creative flow. I have a direction but...

Marichit Garcia
Jul 30, 20212 min read


Sun & Shadows & Nowhere
My last post on daily life is too far back. The gist of the time between then and now is simply the dayjob sidelines. I lost the path...

Marichit Garcia
Jul 30, 20212 min read


Empty
I just got through another harrowing deadline. Spent Monday to Thursday with hardly any sleep to complete a sideline report that did not...

Marichit Garcia
May 28, 20211 min read


Tired, Broke, Unhappy
I am keeping my fingers crossed that the "broke" part will be resolved very, very soon. I've sent out requests for two paychecks. One...

Marichit Garcia
May 22, 20212 min read


Hello Again, Insomnia
My insomnia has outdone itself last night. Absolutely zero sleep. Not even a half-hour of peaceful rest or reprieve. My head hurts now,...

Marichit Garcia
May 20, 20212 min read


It is Time to Work in Harmony with Myself
You'd think that after a decade of being an independent income-earner I would have already gotten rid of old corporate habits, mindsets,...

Marichit Garcia
May 19, 20215 min read


Hollow
I hate it when a whole month passes by and I don’t even realise it because I have been trapped within the life-devouring grip of dayjob...

Marichit Garcia
Oct 31, 20202 min read


Sitting with Taro: The Long Haul
Taro is the newest cat in the house. However, Taro is a sick cat. I took him in because I could not just watch him suffer and slowly die....

Marichit Garcia
Sep 30, 20203 min read